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Introduction The life of students includes many disciplines. There are a number of different learning styles that to choose from. They all have strengths and weaknesses in their. It is part of the learning process to figure out when to utilize each of the strategies, which is dependent on several factors. The level of the material and way it is presented make a big difference in which note taking strategy a student will use. The purpose of this assignment was to read a historical article about the development of nuclear energy and take notes on the article, using strategies presented in this unit. The strategies I used for note taking and why I am using it will be explained. The way that this strategy will help me prepare for an exam will also be expounded upon. The notes for assignment can be seen in appendix A. Highlighting This journey began with reading a very detailed historic article, Outline History of Nuclear Energy (World Nuclear Association, 2014). The level of the article was quite advanced, so I started with scanning the article headings and tried to get a grasp of the main ideas. …show more content…

The complexities of the material lead me to use outlining as my strategy for note taking. Outlining has been my main strategy in note taking most of the time, because I find it is very helpful in the way I learn. It helps me to focus on one section of ideas at a time without feeling overwhelmed with the enormity of the text. The article had a lot of historical dates and scientific material which works well with outlining. The only real issue I had was the vast array of subtopics to sort through. It took a bit of critical thinking to decide which details flow the best together, since there is no teacher guiding us in what focus the students should lean towards. I am usually old-school when it comes to outlines. The main purpose is to help me understand the material, which this outline did (California Polytechnic State University ,

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